Diving in Bridlington - advice please

[Helen Howard]

Hi folks

I've just joined and this is my first post, so hopefully I'll get loads of useful advice...

I'm planning a club trip to Bridlington later this year. Does anyone have any suggestions on good hard boats/skippers and also any favourite dive sites?

Cheers

Helen

[Tristan Green]

Hi Helen,

Welcome to the forums. I hope you'll get some useful advice too - just not from me. Where is Bridlington ... ?

Cheers,
Tristan

[Helen Howard]

Hi Tristan

Look for the Farnes and come South a bit and you'll find Bridlington! I think it's one of those places where not that many people go as they get side-tracked to the Farnes instead.

H.

[Tristan Green]

Hi Tristan

Look for the Farnes and come South a bit and you'll find Bridlington! I think it's one of those places where not that many people go as they get side-tracked to the Farnes instead.

H.
Ha ha,

That'll be me then - I've made it to the Farnes once, but obviously missed Bridlington on the way! Thanks for the geography lesson.

Cheers,
Tristan

[GaryC]

Hi Tristan

Look for the Farnes and come South a bit and you'll find Bridlington! I think it's one of those places where not that many people go as they get side-tracked to the Farnes instead.

H.

On a good summers day in July there will be more RIBS going out of Bridlington than the Farnes. It is a great place for wrecks due to the very shallow waters ie go out and south 30 miles and you are still in 30 metres.

If you want to dive wrecks out of Brid (and well most of the English North East coast then try the Ron Young books. They are packed full of wrecks and with good marks. Not sure if Ron is on here but he is on YD.

Brid bay is best dived June at the earliest.

It is one of the best areas for wrecks going. Try the Longbenton wreck fanstastic for novices under 20 metres and large parts of it intact.

Gary

[Nick Kay]

I'm planning a club trip to Bridlington later this year. Does anyone have any suggestions on good hard boats/skippers and also any favourite dive sites?
The "Light Ship" - great dive (approx 32m) - intact, still stuff to be found, can be penetrated, life on it, etc

[Paul Beal]

As far as I know these guys are the only hard boat working out of Brid

http://www.boathireandcharter.co.uk/

They have been having some issues with the harbour master charging them extortionate rates for berthing so were not taking bookings for the summer last time I heard. Give them a try. Skippers are Stuart or Tony. We had a nice day and I caught a few fish during the surface interval.

Paul

[Helen Howard]

Hi everyone

Thanks very much for all of the good advice so far. I've left a message for the boat charter company to get back to me, so fingers crossed. It does seem quite expensive though (£40/day/diver), so wondered if anyone had tried diving from a rib? We have a club rib, so that's another option I suppose, but it depends on how easy it is to launch/recover, find dive sites, etc.

Also (I know I'm asking for lots of things here, but you've been very helpful!), could anyone recommend any diver-friendly accommodation - cheap, cheerful and clean is always good for us.

Cheers

Helen

[Alan Ewart]

Hi everyone

It does seem quite expensive though (£40/day/diver),
Helen

Not really. £35 - £45 a day for a 2 dive trip is the going rate down here in Dorset and there are more boats here than you could shake a stick at.

BTW, welcome aboard

[GaryC]

Hi everyone

Thanks very much for all of the good advice so far. I've left a message for the boat charter company to get back to me, so fingers crossed. It does seem quite expensive though (£40/day/diver), so wondered if anyone had tried diving from a rib? We have a club rib, so that's another option I suppose, but it depends on how easy it is to launch/recover, find dive sites, etc.

Also (I know I'm asking for lots of things here, but you've been very helpful!), could anyone recommend any diver-friendly accommodation - cheap, cheerful and clean is always good for us.

Cheers

Helen

Launching at Brid is easy peasy. But maybe more expensive than other places. Think last year it was about £17 £8 for lauch fees and £9 for tactor launch. Something of that order. It is very easy. You load up the RIB in the car park. sit on it and the tractor takes you down to the water and does the launch. They pull you out at the end of the day. And store the trailer on the beach.

You can get air from the BSAC/SAA club in Filey.

I think a diver on this forum does accomodation.

Gary

[Ed Howarth]

Launching at Brid is easy peasy. But maybe more expensive than other places. Think last year it was about £17 £8 for lauch fees and £9 for tactor launch. Something of that order. It is very easy. You load up the RIB in the car park. sit on it and the tractor takes you down to the water and does the launch. They pull you out at the end of the day. And store the trailer on the beach.
Gary

I seem to remember that they do a full check of your rib before they take the money off you - radio, oars (wait for the jokes), flares in date, etc etc. Of course, all club ribs are 100% up to scratch.;)

Ed

[Helen Howard]

Thanks again guys for all of the great advice. Obviously our club rib is fantastically maintained...just like everyone elses!

Don't suppose anyone's got any contact phone numbers/names for someone at Filey BSAC/SAA and for the launch/recovery tractor service?

Cheers

Helen

[GaryC]

I seem to remember that they do a full check of your rib before they take the money off you - radio, oars (wait for the jokes), flares in date, etc etc. Of course, all club ribs are 100% up to scratch.;)

Ed

Yes they do, but it is only once when you register with them. Or possibly at teh begining of the season.

Clubs should be up to date. It is more likely to be private RIBS that aint. (Well thats my experience anyway)

And not me of course...

[Stephen Davies]

I seem to remember that they do a full check of your rib before they take the money off you - radio, oars (wait for the jokes), flares in date, etc etc. Of course, all club ribs are 100% up to scratch.;)

Ed

They will also want to see a copy of your RIB insurance

[GaryC]

The "Light Ship" - great dive (approx 32m) - intact, still stuff to be found, can be penetrated, life on it, etc

Great Dive...

The prop and engine room on this wreck are particularly unusual.

[ray]

Hi.

Also consider Hornsea they are part of the same council, have built a brand new purpose built boat compound, they have clean toilet/changing rooms with hot showers, and Barry will launch you with his 4 wheel drive tractor.

All the same boat checks apply as for Brid and with it being the same council launch, your checks are valid for Hornsea and Bridlington with one registration, you will need third party insurance for minimum of 2 million.

Bridlington is by and large dived out on the shallower near in wrecks, but you do get good access to Flambrough Head and wrecks on and around it, and the launch is usually kinder than Hornsea with less surf, but the wrecks out of Hornsea are out of this world especially if you venture out beyond the rigs.

I have dived all over the world, but the wreck diving off Hornsea is the best I have ever experienced, there is no scenic stuff south of Flambrough head it is one big desert until you get way down South.

[Mark (seadweller)]

Hi.

Also consider Hornsea they are part of the same council, have built a brand new purpose built boat compound, they have clean toilet/changing rooms with hot showers, and Barry will launch you with his 4 wheel drive tractor.

All the same boat checks apply as for Brid and with it being the same council launch, your checks are valid for Hornsea and Bridlington with one registration, you will need third party insurance for minimum of 2 million.

Bridlington is by and large dived out on the shallower near in wrecks, but you do get good access to Flambrough Head and wrecks on and around it, and the launch is usually kinder than Hornsea with less surf, but the wrecks out of Hornsea are out of this world especially if you venture out beyond the rigs.

I have dived all over the world, but the wreck diving off Hornsea is the best I have ever experienced, there is no scenic stuff south of Flambrough head it is one big desert until you get way down South.

Quite agree Ray about the quality of diving.The problem is the way they have to drag your boat out across the shingle,it certainly leaves its battle scars.
cheers
seadweller

[Ron young]

Hi Guys

Another thing to remember, is the viz is usually very poor around Flamborough Head, but most of you will already be well aware of that;)

Cheers Ron